Posts Tagged ‘Prohibited discrimination’
1470 Torres v. Local Union 594
Management addressed the specific problems Torres faced in her department, so the Local Union’s decision to settle her grievance was rational. Although Torres was still concerned about a pattern of unfair treatment and disrespect, any future problems of this type would have to be addressed in separate grievances. The errors on the overtime records that…
Read More1481 Thielen v. Local 72 Executive Board
There was no basis for Local Union to demand that Thielen’s vacation be rescinded based on her seniority in Department 866. The Recording Secretary and the Financial Secretary were both treated as part-time employees of the Local during this period and the Company paid each of them twenty hours per week for benefit representation activities…
Read More1476 II Gaston-Kelley v. UAW DaimlerChrysler Dept.
A Department Director has broad discretion in the matter of appointing and removing special purpose representatives, but there is no evidence of an exercise of that discretion in this case. Gaston-Kelley never received anything from the DaimlerChrysler Department removing her from her appointed position as Local Heath and Safety Representative. No letter was produced appointing…
Read More1509 Patterson v. Local Union 848
The Local presented Patterson’s arguments to the Company, but it was not persuaded to change its position. The Local Union’s determination that the Company’s position could not be successfully challenged was based on the experience of former Committeemen and the established past practice. Patterson’s claim that the Union’s decision to accept the Company’s interpretation amounted…
Read More1527 Edwards v. UAW Ford Dept.
When Edwards could not acquire the skills necessary to do the job assigned to him, he was given a different assignment. His reassignment did not violate the collective bargaining agreement and the Ford Department Representative who investigated the grievance found no evidence of discrimination.
Read More1531 Nafus v. Region 9
There is no evidence that Nafus’ status as a Beck objector, or his public expressions of dissatisfaction with the Union influenced the Representative’s decision in any way. Nafus’ refusal to sign a waiver that would allow Management to confirm his completion of an anger management program violated the terms of his prior reinstatement agreement. Furthermore,…
Read More1581 Jones v. Region 2B
The posted job was a journeyman position, and the two employees who were selected had documented experience in the Electrician classification. There was no contractual basis for the Union to insist that Ford Motor Company give Jones a chance to learn the job. The Regional Representative withdrew Jones’ grievance based on the firmly established principle…
Read More1600 Addison v. Region 8
At the time of his discharge, Addison was working under the terms of a reinstatement agreement which stated that future violations of Company shop rules would result in discharge. Addison was discharged for violating a Company policy prohibiting employees from reporting to work for overtime before 5:00 a.m. Addison claimed that he did not know…
Read More1635 Ethical Practices Complaint, Gainer v. UAW GM Dept.
Gainer’s appeal concerning her removal as Human Resource Development Representative in 1999 is barred by the UAW Constitutional time limits. The time limit applicable to appeals or Ethical Practices Complaints begins to run when the member first becomes aware of the action being challenged. Gainer has demonstrated by her own testimony that she knew in…
Read More1646 McClinton v. Local Union 659
The committeeperson refused to pursue McClinton’s claim of discrimination, because he did not believe it had merit. This record establishes, however, that McClinton presented a sufficient threshold case of racial discrimination to set in motion a separate process for investigating that complaint. No meaningful investigation of the issue can be conducted at this point, but…
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